Originally Posted by Nightshade

Because the .gov having their hands in private business is always a big issue to the public...and rightfully so

Value bouncing back still does not solve the issue of a single entity having a nation by the balls. If a company is too big to fail, then maybe that company is too big period.

The money invested into it currently would be a minor loss compared to the devastation of it folding altogether. At least if other companies bought up their debt the value of the transactions would balance out. It would be a minor hit to see AIG go down with only 1mil in debt (example) as opposed to 100billion.